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Chicago aldermen fight Johnson’s $17.6B budget
(The Center Square) – Chicago City Council members are grilling department heads over Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed $17.6 billion budget…
Marquette High School can’t squash gay ex-music teacher’s discrimination suit
(Legal Newsline) — A federal judge is allowing a gay man who was fired from his position of music and…
Report author: Illinois has ‘unique’ debt problem
(The Center Square) – According to a new report, Illinois is one of five states with more than $30,000 in…
Illinois Quick Hits: Report card shows gains following state change in benchmarks
(The Center Square) – After Illinois changed student assessment performance levels last year, the state board of education says student…
Pritzker promotes $156M in taxpayer funds for housing before election
(The Center Square) – Illinois announced new funding across multiple programs to make housing more affordable just days ahead of…
Researcher: Bond referendums have varying tax impacts
(The Center Square) – A policy researcher says bond referendums without stated property tax increases may still impact taxpayers. …
Illinois Quick Hits: Cook state’s attorney defends sanctuary policy
(The Center Square) – Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen Burke says her office is defending the county’s policy to ban…
Pritzker says head tax signals employers to not hire
(The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker has reiterated his opposition to Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s proposal to impose a…
40 additional briefs filed in SCOTUS case challenging state and local gun bans
(The Center Square) – New amicus briefs are in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in the case challenging gun…
Illinois Quick Hits: Ex-suburban school board president indicted in fraud scheme
(The Center Square) – The former president of the East Aurora School District 131 Board of Education is charged with…
Four downstate work camps to close despite past promises, lawmaker says
(The Center Square) – The Illinois Department of Corrections plans to close four downstate work camps, which provide low-level offenders…
Johnson’s budget provides big raises along with tax hikes
(The Center Square) – Along with new taxes and tax increases, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $17.6 billion budget proposal for…